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INDIGENOUS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE

PHLIPPINES

Filipinos during the early times, tried to invent tools that will help
them in everyday life. They also developed alternative ideas in
explaining various phenomenon and in explaining the world
around them. This system of knowledge is called indigenous
knowledge, which is the foundation of indigenous science.  

EXAMPLES OF INDEGENOUS KNOWLEDGE

 Predicting weather conditions and seasons using

knowledge in observing animals’ behavior and celestial
bodies.
 Using herbal medicine
 Preserving foods
 Classifying plants and animals into families and groups
based on cultural properties,
 Preserving and selecting good seeds for planting.
 Building local irrigation systems.
 Producing wines and juices from tropical fruits

INDIGENOUS SCIENCE

 Is part of the indigenous knowledge system practiced by

different groups of people and early civilization (Gribblin,
2001; Mikapa, 2004; Sibisi, 2004).

 It includes complex arrays of knowledge, expertise,

practices, and representations that guide human societies
in their enumerable interactions with the natural milieu:
agriculture, medicine, naming and explaining natural
phenomena